Abandonware DOS title

Artillery strategy games sorted by release date

Artillery video games are a subgenre of strategy games that involve players taking turns firing projectiles at each other, typically adjusting parameters like angle, power, and sometimes wind conditions to hit their targets. The genre dates back to some of the earliest computer games and has evolved significantly over the years.

Players take turns to fire projectiles at their opponents, typically with the aim of eliminating all enemy units or achieving specific objectives. Players often adjust angle and power to determine the projectile's trajectory. Advanced games may also factor in wind speed and direction.

Notable examples are Scorched Earth, known for its deep customization options and variety of weapons, and the Worms series.

Most popular artillery games

Worms
strategyDOS
Scorched Earth
strategyDOS
egabomb-02

EGA Bomb

DOS1988
bang-bang-04

Bang! Bang!

Windows 3.x1990
tank-wars-01

Tank Wars

DOS1990
gorilla-bas-01

QBasic Gorillas

DOS1991freeware Microsoft
Gorillas, also known as "Gorillas.bas," is a turn-based artillery game that was included as a sample program with Microsoft QBasic, an IDE and interpreter for a variant of the BASIC programming language. QBasic was commonly bundled with MS-DOS and early versions of Windows during the early 1990s. The goal of "Gorillas" is to hit the ...
scorched-earth-05

Scorched Earth

DOS1991protected
rampart-3

Rampart

DOS1992 Atari
Rampart is an abandoned mix of strategy and shooter game designed by Dave Ralston and John Salwitz, developed by Atari and released by Electronic Arts in 1992 for DOS. Rampart was converted from the original arcade version to a number of platforms, including Amiga, Atari ST, C64, Game Boy, Genesis, Lynx, NES, SEGA Master System, SNES. Rampart is a ...
laser-wars-01

Laserwars

DOS1994
worms-1

Worms

DOS1995protecteddemo Team 17
genocide-06

Genocide

DOS1996freeware
warheads-04

Warheads

Windows XP/98/951997
liero-04

Liero

DOS1999freeware
scorched-3d-03

Scorched 3D

Windows XP/98/95Linux2001freeware
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